<![CDATA[PressThink: Blog Storm Troopers or Pack Journalism at its Best?:
A good number of PressThink readers think I am in error for tracking the Eason Jordan story as closely as I have. By writing about the furor I am voting for it, and in some sense endorsing it, they say. (See this comment thread.) It’s an argument worth having.
The argument is worth having, but Jay does a good job of explaining that coverage is important in and of itself as a prelude to making any judgment (whether by the reader or the writer). He then exposes critics posing as intelligent defenders of truth as proponents of an agenda.]]>